Virginia Health Department Improves Nursing Home Inspection Backlog, Reforms Sanction Criteria for Facilities (8-21-2026)

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years, and data back up a lapse in oversight by state agencies. With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.…